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Rubem Dornas
Biologist with geoprocessing and programming background
Lic. and BSc. Biologist graduated from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) (Brazil) with specialization in Geoprocessing from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (Brazil) and master’s degree in Analysis and Modeling of Environmental Systems from UFMG. Author and reviewer of several technical and scientific publications on environmental issues. Skilled in data analysis, writing reports and project coordination. For more than ten years, I’m working in environmental consulting activities in renowned regional and worldwide companies.
Education
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lic. in Biological Sciences
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2003 - 2007
Thesis: Peculiarities, curiosities and myths of birds as a tool for basic teaching of Ornithology (in Portuguese)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
BSc. in Biological Sciences - Vertebrates’ Zoology
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2008 - 2010
Thesis: Study of wild vertebrates road-kills on Serra do Rola-Moça State Park, Minas Gerais (in Portuguese)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Specialization in Geoprocessing
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2016 - 2018
Thesis: Geoprocessing applied to the environment area: a case study based on quantitative methods of spatial analysis (in Portuguese)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
MSc. in Analysis and Modeling of Environmental Systems
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2017 - 2019
Thesis: Estimations and temporal and spatial patterns of fatalities Cane toads (Rhinella gr. marina) on Brazilian Amazonian railroad (in Portuguese)
Professional Experience (last 3)
Biologist / Project Manager
AECOM
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Current - 2020
- Involved in auditing of minings tailings dams.
- Creation, development and maintenance of a new technological platform for controlling audits recommendations.
- Development of reports and presentations.
Data Scientist
Amplo Engenharia e Gestão de Projetos
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2020
- Planning and elaboration of digital forms for field data collection
- Planning and elaboration of computational scripts and packages in R for extracting and including information in relational databases
- Data analysis and report writing
Biologist
Amplo Engenharia e Gestão de Projetos
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2017 - 2011
- Member of the technical and coordination teams concerning several environmental studies related to mining and transportation.
- Responsible for the fauna studies needed to the expansion of Estrada de Ferro Carajás (EFC), under concession by Vale S.A.
- Responsible for presentations on behalf of the company to different audiences
Selected Publications
The need to consider searcher efficiency and carcass persistence in railway wildlife fatality studies
Eur. J. Wildl. Res. 66:81. 
N/A
2020
Dasoler BT, Kindel A, Beduschi J, Biasotto LD, Dornas RAP, Gonçalves LO, Lombardi PM, Menger T, de Oliveira GS & Teixeira FZ.
Strain by the train: Patterns of toad fatalities on a Brazilian Amazonian railroad
Sci. Total Environ., 660:493-500.
N/A
2019
Dornas RAP, Teixeira FZ, Gonsioroski G & Nóbrega RAN.
On a collision course: the vulnerability of bats to roadkills in Brazil
Mastozool. Neotrop. 25(1):115-128.
N/A
2018
Novaes RLM, Laurindo RS, Dornas RAP, Esbérard CAL & Bueno C.
Record of the Giant Otter, Pteronura brasiliensis (Zimmermann, 1780), (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a fragmented landscape of Maranhão state, Brazil
Checklist 13(1):2041.
N/A
2017
Prist PR, Dornas RAP, dos Santos RH, Torres LGC & Lima ELP.
Other relevant information
- Reviewer for several journals.
- Various concluded works for environmental companies as a senior consultant.
- Active member of NERF / UFRGS - Núcleo de Ecologia de Rodovias e Ferrovias / Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
- French proficiency: Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française / DALF (2003).